Resources

Basic Skills Website

The Basic Skills Website has a number of great publications, resources, and tools. Listed below are links to the three major components of the study:

1. Literature Review: Basic Skills As a Foundation for Student Success in California Community Colleges
   
   
   • Four Effective Practices:
     • Organizational and Administrative Practices
     • Program Components
     • Staff Development
     • Instructional Practices
2. Self Assessment Tool
3. Cost Revenue Excel Tool

Center for Student Success. (2007, February). Basic Skills as a Foundation for Success in California Community Colleges. Sacramento, CA: California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office. Retrieved 08/26/08, from http://www.cccbsi.org/publications

California Community College Strategic Plan

The California Community Colleges Strategic Plan Website provides a road-map for achieving student success in-line with the Basic Skills Website. They also provide a helpful Executive Summary and Strategic Plan.

Links to Other California Community College BSI Websites

Colllege of San Mateo BSI: http://www.collegeofsanmateo.edu/bsi/

Palomar College BSI: http://www.palomar.edu/bsi/

Los Medanos College BSI: http://www.losmedanos.edu/deved/

Citrus College BSI: www.citruscollege.edu/success

Columbia College AWE: http://www.gocolumbia.edu/colonm/AWE/awehome.htm

College of the Sequoias Essential Learning Initiative: www.cos.edu/eli

Other Helpful Reading

• Rethinking Remedial Education by Elizabeth Redden - Jan 2008
• Recommendations for Title V Grant Proposal West Los Angeles College by Hunter Boylan
• Paying Double: Inadequate High Schools and Community College Remediation Costs by Alliance For Excellent Education - Aug 2006
• Making the Case for Developmental Education by Hunter Boylan